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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 30 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Four Long Arms, Whirling," where was Tara writing her PhD?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Australia.
(c) Yorkshire.
(d) Yale.

2. Where did Robin encourage Tara to go?
(a) Home.
(b) To the gym and to get sushi.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Doctor, bishop, and counseling.

3. Which subject did Tyler fall in love with?
(a) Social Studies.
(b) Algebra.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

4. What was Tara's paternal grandmother called?
(a) Granny Hilly.
(b) Hillbilly Gran.
(c) Grandma Moses.
(d) Grandma-down-the-hill.

5. Why did Tara not leave when her father wanted her to wait for Shawn?
(a) She accepted her fate.
(b) She had regressed.
(c) She was not afraid.
(d) She was tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which point of view is the story told from?

2. Who did Tara look to for how she should behave during her puberty years?

3. What caused Tara's mother's memory loss?

4. Which of Tara's siblings had attended formal schooling together?

5. What did Drew promise Tara when she called him, afraid, in "The Substance of Things"?

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